Rendezvous and Capture of Cygnus Resupply Spacecraft With ISS Robotic Arm - Video

© NASA/ISSThe first Cygnus commercial cargo spacecraft built by Orbital Sciences, shown here in the grasp of the International Space Station’s (ISS) robotic arm, deberthed from the ISS Tuesday and headed for a fiery end over Earth.
The first Cygnus commercial cargo spacecraft built by Orbital Sciences, shown here in the grasp of the International Space Station’s (ISS) robotic arm, deberthed from the ISS Tuesday and headed for a fiery end over Earth.  - Sputnik International
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The Antares launch vehicle has been launched in Virginia with the unmanned Cygnus spacecraft carrying cargo for the International Space Station.

Coverage of Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft's rendezvous and capture with the robotic arm of the International Space Station, as the spacecraft arrives on its 14th resupply mission.

The launch was carried out under a commercial NASA contract with Northrop Grumman Corporation, which owns a launch vehicle and an automatic cargo spacecraft. Cygnus will deliver about 3.6 tons of cargo to the ISS, including food, equipment and materials for scientific research.

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